Somerset Bridge

The new bridge over the Rideau Canal opened yesterday. I went down to see it. I love the new bridge because it is only for walkers and cyclists. It is not for drivers at all. And it is a fine little bridge!

In the distance you can see its big brother, the Laurier bridge.

Then I walked home. I saw all kinds of things!

Some cops going to a wedding

When you use a telephoto lens it flattens out perspective, so distant things seem like they are on the same level as closer things. In this picture I was hoping that this effect would create a striking connection between the cops’ helmets and the streetlight globes. It’s there but it isn’t that striking, maybe because they aren’t the same colour. Maybe if I was a Photoshop wizard I could just brighten up the streetlights, and this would be a lot better picture; but I’m not.

I followed the cops to the lawn of the Supreme Court, where the bride was waiting. I didn’t know you could get married on the lawn of the Supreme Court! I guess you can if you’re a bunch of cops.

A frieze of a bunch of soldiers

A very surprised building

People and statues

This picture shows the flattening effect of a telephoto lens. The stairs don’t look like stairs, they look like a wall, because the people at the top are the same size as those at the bottom.

And not only that, one of the statues has a bird on its head!

The Eternal Flame

Autumn leaves

And then I was home.